Interlocking seams reversible garments and method for making the same



g- 21, 1956 D. LEVI 2,759,192

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INTERLOCKING SEAMS REVERSIBLE GARMENTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Filed Dec. 18, 1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IN VEN TOR.

Daisy Lew BY United States Patent G INTERLOCKING 'SEAMS REVERSIBLE GARMENT S AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Daisy Levi, Miami, Fla.

Application December 18, 1953, Serial No. 399,006

4 Claims. (Cl. 2-227) This invention relates to reversible type clothing particularly slacks, shorts, pedal pushers, and trousers for men, women and children, as well as bathing suits, in other words all crotch type clothing.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide reversible clothing particularly slacks, which will be attractive in appearance and ornamental in design but will in addition be wearable on both sides, with a different appearance on each side if desired.

A further object of the present invention is to provide reversible slacks which may be worn with either side out since both sides are finished sides and on whichever side the slacks are worn the pockets remain in the same relative position and the seams appear with their right or finished side out.

A further object of the present invention is to provide reversible slacks having interlocking seams and a waist that may be adjusted by moving the button on the belt which will automatically adjust both waist and hip size without further alteration.

The further object of the present invention is to produce reversible slacks in which the seams cannot unravel and a finished side of the garment is always out regardless of which side of the garment is out.

Another object of the present invention is to produce a reversible garment in one series of operations.

Reversible clothing has been well known in the art and is generally made up by making two garments and putting them together one inside of the other by tacking at different points. The result of such a procedure is to have a garment which although it can be worn on either side is bulky in weight with a tendency for the the inner part to slide out of relative position and to bunch up in the wrong places when being worn. I have overcome such difiiculties with the prior art garments and produced a garment which is much simpler and easier to make than the old type reversible garments since it does not involve the construction of two separate garments and sewing them together but the making of one single garment in one series of operations and is therefore much cheaper to make. My garment will not give a shifting or bunching of the material when worn regardless of which side is out due to the interlocking seams.

My garment has the feel of one garment when being worn. My invention broadly comprises one reversible garment having certain characteristics as herein set forth, particularly interlocking seams and a method of making this garment.

My invention consists essentially of a reversible type garment having a crotch construction, that is having legs, such as slacks or trousers, in which the garment consists of four layers of material being two front sections and two rear sections, and at the openings of the said garment, that is, the body opening and the leg openings the two front sections are joined to each other by a two ply seam, the two back sections are joined to each other by another two ply seam, the two front sections and two back sections being unattached to each other at these openings; in the 2,759,192 Patented Aug. 21, 1956 remainder of the garment, that is the crotch portions and the side portions of the garment, all four sections are joined continuously by a four ply interlocking seam. At the body opening the two front sections are joined to each other and attached to a front belt, and the two back sections are attached to each other and attached to a rear belt. The front belt and rear belt are fastened to each other by means of separable fasteners such as buttons and buttonholes. Snap fasteners or hooks and eyes or slide fasteners could be used in place of buttons and buttonholes which are preferred.

For purposes of illustrating my invention I am using the example of a pair of ladies slacks having a slit on the side of the leg but the principle can be applied to other types of garments. The slit in the side of the leg is not necessary to the invention since the same principle applies to any trouser type garment. My invention may be applied to any garment having a crotch.

In order to understand my invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the back section of a pair of slacks. There are two back sections normally both made in different color and design.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the front sections of the slacks. There are normally two such front sections in different color and design. Normally the two diiferent colors of the front sections correspond to the two different colors of the back sections. In order to avoid confusion no colors are shown on the drawing.

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the front pockets.

Figure 4 is a view of the same pocket turned right side out.

Figure 5 isa plan view showing the pockets positioned between two front sections.

Figure 6 is a plan view showing the two back sections sewed together with the pockets in position and with two front sections in between the two back sections.

Figure 6a is a plan view of a portion of Figure 6 showing a variation in structure.

Figure 7 is a front plan view showing the overall appearance of the finished garment.

Figure 8 is a plan View of the two front sections of Figure 5 turned inside out with respect to Figure 5.

Figure 8a is a cross sectional View taken along the lines 8a-8a of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a cross sectional view taken along the lines 9-9 of Figure 6.

Figure 10 is a cross sectional view taken along the lines 1010 of Figure 6 and Figure 6a.

Figure 11 is a cross section taken along the lines 1111 of Figure 6.

Figure 12 is a cross sectional view taken along line 1212 of Figure 3.

Figure 13 is a cross sectional view taken along line 1313 of Figure 5.

Figure 14 is a cross sectional view taken along lines 1414 of Figure 5.

Figure 15 is a cross sectional view taken along lines 15-15 of Figure 8.

Figure 16 is a partial perspective view of the partly finished garment.

Figure 17 is a partial perspective view of the finished garment.

Fig. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 1818 in Fig. 7, the garment being shown in final form.

In order to clarify terminology in this case, the word panel is used to mean a half which sewed together with another half along a center searn of the garment forms a section one layer in thickness. Like sections which are joined together form a garment portion two layers in thickness. This terminology will be used throughout the specification and claims.

Since the method of puttin the garment together is particularly important this will be discussed in detail as illustrated by the ladies slacks as shown in the drawings. This method has follows:

:It'i mating the "reversible ladies? slacks the "two panels which ate halves of back sections are cutout,sewed to gether atcngeenterscam 20 to'n'iake stun backsec'tion 5. DartsB are sewe in, and back pectettctmingsecticns lt'z are sewed e back 'secti'OnS as shown in Figure l. The same process is re eated usin a-diftcrc'n't color or design-bf'titateiiaiteconipletc a s'eccn'dback section.

The halves of front sc'cjtictts a cut o'11t,se'wed 'toget-her siting center seam "21 and d'a'rts' 7 are sewed in to make-e full front section 2, assa "n in FigureZ. The same process is repeated using a iiier'ehficolor for'de'sign oi-rnaterial-tobiiipltiteasecoii ont section. The' front packet fci'nhingpbttion "1' ismade'bfiwose'ctions c'fm'ate'rial' one of each diiieirit color'or'desig'h.

The pocket fcrirrin portions 1"a"re sewedto'getherby seam-22 in an inside out position 'as shown Figure 3 and their sever sea to the right'side out as shown in Figure 4.

The front pecks-ts 't'ortning portion '1 'afrejthen placed between the two front'secfiohs l2'as sh'own in Figure 5. The "front pocket forming portions 1 appear dotted in Figure' S sincethey are' in between two front sections '2.

In Figures 3, 4, 5, and 8 theiearetwo'sectionsof'mater'ial'ea'ch 6f the same size in registry with each other, but to clarify th e inveritio'nin thes e figtl'resfa ddnble line is shown all around toindicate "the two layers forming a garment portion.

The principal patter the sewing operation then begins and is preferably dodeidthe fol'ldwingbider:

Firstfseains-" t' i'n Figui'eS aresewn :from notches -13 to corners 14 "giv-iit 'a twc pry scam "as shown in Figure 14 with a raw edge out. Then seams 3 are sewed joiningthe pocket forming- 'p'or'tioris'and two front sections as shown in Figure 13. Then the two front-sections 2- 61" Figure 5 are turhed'inside cut 's'iii'c'ethey 'are unconnected at the top so that th tippea'r-asshtiwnan Figure "8. Thetw'o front section oind otilyby seai'ns'3'and'seams 4. Seams lnow appeai' as inFigure 1 5. The' efitire-garment portion as shown in Figures isthehpla'ced in betwec'n -two back secticns Sas SHGWn inFigUre 6.

Second, the seams 22*a'1 e sewn-runningfrom thetop cornersrl and' llifcif 'th'e pockefifo'r'iiiing portions 1a to the notches'9. rhc seams zz frori1 'cbiners 11' and 1 1a to notches -9joi'n togethronly 'the two Bzikpoc'ketforming portions 1a which are attached to ba'ck' section's i giving a'two ply seam as illust'rated-ind-ignite'9.

'I 'hird, seams 10 are sewn extending froi'nnotches 9 't'o n'otch'e's 8. 'sams lll join i "getlier side edg'e of t-wo back sections 5 and two frontfsetions'fi in bt-ween the 'two back' 'sec'tions 5 givih'g a 'fonrsply sfifn as' illus'tra'te d in Figure 8a.

Fourth, seams 7' eXteridin'g' fr'6m notches s to cet iiers 12 are sewn in which only the two backsec'tibns are j'oined to'g'ether 'giving a twerply scam asillustrated in Fignrc lo. The seams 4 joining front sections 2 remainloose-in-betw'en' 'th'e two "back sections s' 'ahd lifl'attached to 'the bottoms of the back sections as shown inl-"tigure"6' -and FigurelO. ln'Figure's 6 an't1 6a seam 4 isi11u sttatedb a wavy dotted line because it is underba'ck s'e'ction- 5'and is "wrinkldduring' the 'stewi'ng operation to ke'ep it' -from being caught in seam 7.

"In case slot-in the side'of-t1ie l'g is desired tlicn scam 711 corresponding to seam 7 extends only from corner 12a to 'cor'ri'erlz and notchtl is el iriii-nated asf sliown in Figure 6a. "The resulttnt seam s'tru'cti'ire -is still as -"shown in Figure 10, but the leg-then appears w'ith a normal-opening in 'Fig'ures 6 'a' and '7a having nb"side"sl'it. Seams between "two back sectionsSTemain loosea'ndunattaclred tobo't't'om ofback'seetion 5 fdrfli'e'distan'ceof theopenin' "Fifth, crotch seams G'eXt'en'dingafouiid"the"crotch'from coffir' 'li'on' dne "side toc'o'rrier" 12"on the other side are sewed, sewing the two back and front sections together producing a four piy interlocking seam 'as illustrated in Figure 11. The garment then appears as shown in Figure 6.

The only variation that can be made in this series of operations would be that the crotch seams 6 could be sewed first followed by seams 12, seams 10 and scams 7 in order as above.

The front'bel't '15 is-added by sewing belt 15 to top of two front sections 2 from corner 'l'fito corner'18a.

Sixth, the garmentis then turneddnside out by reaching down the legs between a front section'Z and a back section 5 and pulling scams 4 out so that'it thena'ppears as shown in Figure 16 it will .be noted that presence of belt 15 prevents reaching in betweent'w'o front sections. This facilitates manufacture by inexperienced operators but belt 15 could otherwise be added later in the operation. Back belt 19 is sewed on from corner 11 to corner 11a. The two fr'ont sections '2 aretoge'ther and the tw'o back sections 5 are together as shown in Figure i71two buttons lfib'ack to back 'in'pairs at each end .ofbltllS as shown in Figures 7 and 17 areadded.

'"l'lreilnal "form of the slacks idwea'ring'position is as shown in "Figure "7 .i't'will be 'no'tedthat after addition of belts I5 and T9 "or joint sections it is impossible to return garment to form shown in .Figure'6. The garment can now be turned inside out 'atwil'lofthewearer. Dueito the nature' 'oftheconstructionthe garment appears substantially fli'esa'rn'e regardless ot'wh'ichside it'is worn Unfflle seams ai l h'ave' theirfinis'he'd si'deoutan'd' there are'no' raw seams't'o unravel. The pockets' also appear in the "same relative position regardless df'whi'ch 'side is worn'out.

The belt is made with buttons .as fastenersand due to the construction o'f'theslackschanging thefposi't'ion' of the buttons in one direction "or "the other'to adjust the Waist will also "serve to adjust-the 'fhip size's'othat onesize can be'usedtocover'several different body'sizes.

This is illustrated in Figure 1''] Where analternateposition of thetope'dge ofpocket'which' is -normallyseam 3 is shown. "Whendn wearing 'podt'i'onseatn S'becomcs a diagonal side seam withrespe'c't to the vertical "center line of the garment. ihe'alte'inate p'o'sitionsof button EX are'sltownat "tetra-1nd "16b. in these positicnsseam 3 shifts to ,pos'iti'ons Ba and 37) respectively, *tiltis auteinati'cally "changingwhe "hipISiZe 'whenthe waist-size is changed. Infpo'sition 3a -'-the hip "size is larger and the pocket shallowe'rthan' imposition Tnjp osition 3b the hip siz'e'iissmt'iile'r 'an'dthe ,pcket' deeper thati'in posi tion 3. Thus bysimptyrnoving thepcsition'of bntton lfi several different b'ody sizes can be "readily "fitted.

"A slot 17 in the sidelg's "is "shown inFigure '7 as produ'c'edtsyt'he construction of Fi ure-'6. lithe structure shown-in Fig'urehn is Used a standard-degwithout a' slot is produced asshown inFi'gure 7'a.

Othenmethods ofpractic'ing m "invention Willbe't'ibvious to those'slillcdin-thc art.

Both "slacks, as illustrated, 'and shorts 'and'ba'thing' suits can bema'de 'in'this'manner and'when sornad'e 'Willmot unravel or change shape. Whenslacks or 'sh'ortsare made'inthisntanncrthe ciiffs'c'an be'turned up to give a dilferent appearance to the ,garrnerirwithont revealing rawsearns since a -finished seanYwillalways be visible regardless -of"which'side isout. Bue"to"the four p'ly interlockingseamthe garmentwillnever'slide or bunch in thewron'g placesbut will lock and feellike a-single garmerit.

l- AmtJYhOd'O'f kingleversible garments having leg and crotchseams/comprising cutting-out panels-sewing pairs of said *pa'nelstog'ether f0 form-"two front "and "two back "sections, "each 7 section having "two legs, attaching pocket fdr'riii'rigportions' to each 0'f-said back sections, placing two of'said front sections togethe'rwi'thtwo pocket forrningiporitions which have previouslybeensewed 'togetherbetween them, sewing saidtwofrontsections and said two pocket forming portions together along the outer line of said pockets and sewing said two front sections together at the bottom of said legs making a two ply seam at said leg bottoms, turning said two front sections inside out and placing said two front sections between two back sections, sewing said two back pocket forming portions which had been attached to said back sections together in a two ply seam for a minor portion of their length to form pocket openings, sewing said two front pocket portions and said two back pocket portions and said two front sections and said two back sections together by a four ply interlocking seam around remainder of said pocket openings and down the outside of the legs extending to bottom of said legs sewing said two back sections only in a two ply seam around bottom of said legs to form leg openings leaving said front section two ply seams unattached inside said back sections at said leg openings, sewing said two front sections and said two back sections together in a four ply interlocking seam from the inside corner of said leg opening around the crotch and down to the other inside corner of said leg opening, turning the work inside out by reaching down each leg between said front section and said back sections and pulling out said unattached two ply seams of said front sections, joining said two front sections across their tops by a front belt, joining said two back sections across their tops by a back belt, said front and back belts being attached to each other by separable fasteners so as to secure the body opening around the waist of the wearer, the raw marginal edges of said four ply interlocking seams being sandwiched between said sections and lying to one side of the line of stitching.

2. A method of making reversible garments having leg and crotch seams comprising cutting out panels, sewing pairs of said panels together to form two front and two back sections, each section having two legs, attaching pocket forming portions to each of said back sections, placing two of said front sections together with two pocket forming portions which have previously been sewed together between them, sewing said two front sections and said two pocket forming portions together along the outer line of said pockets and sewing said two front sections together at the bottom of said legs making a two ply seam at said leg bottoms, turning said two front sections inside out and placing said two front sections between two back sections, sewing said two back pocket forming portions which had been attached to said back sections together in a two ply seam for a minor portion of their length to form pocket openings, sewing said two front pocket portions and said two back pocket portions and said two front sections and said two back sections together by a four ply interlocking seam around remainder of said pocket openings and down the outside of the legs extending to bottom of said legs sewing the said two back sections only in a two ply seam around bottom of said legs to form leg openings leaving said front section two ply seams unattached inside said back sections at said leg openings, sewing said two front sections and said two back sections together in a four ply interlocking seam from the inside corner of said leg opening around the crotch and down to the other inside corner of said leg opening, turning the work inside out by reaching down each leg between said front section and said back sections and pulling out said unattached two ply seams of said front sections, joining said two front sections across their tops by a front belt, joining said two back sections across their tops by a back belt, said front and back belts being attached to each other by separable fasteners so as to secure the body opening around the waist of the wearer, positioning the side seams of the pockets at a diagonal angle so that a change in position of said separable fasteners not only adjusts the waist size but also automatically adjusts the hip size of said garment, the raw marginal edges of said four ply interlocking seams being sandwiched between said sections and lying to one side of the line of stitching.

3. As an article of manufacture a reversible garment having a body opening and leg openings and consisting of two garment members identical as to shape and arranged one within the other with corresponding portions in registry, each of said garment members including a front section and a rear section with each section comprising a body portion, a crotch portion and two leg portions, a four ply interlocking seam joining the outer side edges of the leg and body portions of said two garment members, a four ply interlocking seam joining the inner side edges of the leg portions of said garment members and a like seam joining the crotch portions of said two members, the raw marginal edges of said four ply inter locking seams being sandwiched between the said two garment members and lying to one side of the line of stitching.

4. As an article of manufacture, a reversible garment having a body opening and leg openings and consisting of two garment members identical as to shape and arranged one within the other with corresponding portions in registry, each of said garment members including a front section and a rear section with each section comprising a body portion, a crotch portion and two leg portions, an inwardly turned two ply seam joining the front sections of said garment members along the bottom edges of their leg portions, a like seam joining said rear sections along the bottom edges of their leg portions, means joining the top edges of the body portions of said rear sections, the said means providing a body encircling finished top for the garment, a four ply interlocking seam joining the outer side edges of said front and rear sections, a four ply seam joining the inner side edges of the leg portions of said front and rear sections, and a four ply interlocking seam joining the crotch portions of said front and rear sections, the raw edges of said four ply interlocking seams being sandwiched between the said two garment members and lying, in each instance, to one side of the line of stitching.

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